Curtain hanger



K. M. NIESE CURTAIN HANGER Patented Dec. 8, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in curtain hangers of the typewhich are adapted to retain the box like plaits, and which are adaptedto be readily attached to the curtain or dis- 5 connected therefrom toallow the curtain or drapery to be cleaned or laundered.

Heretofore with curtains that were shaped` to provide a box like plait,the plait is formed by gathering together or folding portions of thecurtain, and the plaits or folds are maintained in shape by stitching orsewing the curtain at any desired distance from the top edge thereof,according to the depth or length of heading it is desired to produce atthe upper end of the curtain.

The curtain is then suspended by the usual hooks or devices which aredetachably connected to the curtain, some being shaped to provide a hookportion to enter an eye on the curtain ring, 20 and soine being shapedto form a loop or ring through which the curtain pole or rod passes.

With such an arrangement and when it is desired to clean or launder thecurtain, it is rst necessary to remove the pins or hangers, and then ripout the stitching, so that the curtain may be cleaned and will be flatwhen being ironed or pressed. The box plait is then again formed andstitched to keep the same in place.

This is a very tedious as well as expensive operation, owing to theamount of time of, and care necessary to be exercised by the cleaner orlaunderer, as such stitching must be removed in order to perform acomplete and satisfactory job of cleaning.

It is one of the objects of the present invention to overcome thesedifficulties, inconveniences and objections, and to provide an improvedhanger by means of the use of which the box plait when the same isformed, may be readily held and secured in position by the hanger, andwhich hanger may be readily detached from the curtain and as readilyapplied, and when detached the folds of the box plait may be smoothedout or flattened for cleaning purposes.

A further object is to provide in a hanger of this character improvedmeans for maintaining the hanger from shifting or pulling up withrespect to the curtain, and which means also serves to hold the gatheredportions of the plait in position, all of the parts of the hanger beingconcealed by the curtain.

To the attainment of these ends and the accomplishment of other new anduseful objects as will appear, the invention consists in the features ofnovelty in substantially the construction,

combination and arrangement of the several parts hereinafter more fullydescribed and claimed and shown n the accompanying drawing illustratingthis invention, and-in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portionof a 5 curtain or drape having a hanger constructed in accordance withthe principles of this invention applied thereto and taken from thefront of the curtain.

Figure 2 is a View of a portion of the rear of the 10 curtain shown inFigure 1, on an enlarged scale.

Figure 3 is a detail sectional view of a portion of a curtain showingthe box plait therein and with the hanger in section, before the plaitis gathered and fastened by the hanger anchoring l5 devices.

Figure 4 is a detail sectional view taken on line 4 4, Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a detail sectional view taken on` line 5-5, Figure 4, on anenlarged scale.

Figure 6 is an elevation of a modied form of 2f) hanger.

Referring more particularly to the drawing and in the form of theinvention shown in Figures 2, 4, and 5, the numeral I0 designatesgenerally the body or shank of the hanger on one end of which isprovided a catch II, which may be formed of a portion of the body or maybe formed separately and applied thereto. The numeral I2 designates apin portion which is connected to the body I0 as at I3 and is bent back30 upon the body I9, the free extremity of the pin I2 being providedwith a point I4 to permit its insertion into the curtain.

The body or shank I 0 may be shaped to form a loop or eye I5 of anydesired size and configura- 35 tion and through which eye or loop I5 thecurtain pole or rod I6 passes so as to support the curtain to which thehanger is attached and to permit the hangers to slide freely upon therod or pole. The shank or body I0 may also be shaped to form 40 eyes orloops II which are preferably disposed on the inside of the shank orbody or opposite to the eye or loop I5, which is preferably disposed onthe outside of the body or shank III. The eye 45 or loop I5 ispreferably disposed between the eyes Il.

In use, the curtain I8 is formed into a box or plait I9, the edges 20thereof overlapping as shown more clearly in Figures 2 and 5, and the 50pin I2 is passed through the overlapping edges 20 to secure themtogether as shown in Figures 2, 4, and 5, the point I4 of the pinengaging the catch I I at the end of the shank or body portion.Obviously, the hanger may be placed in the cur- 55 tain so that thepoint I4 of the pin may be uppermost or lowermost as desired. In thisposition, the eyes or loops I1 will be disposed adjacent the curtain.The box plait I9 will then be secured in position and portions thereofare gathered together as at 2| with the eyes or loops I1 on the shank I0projecting into the folds. A fastening device, preferably in the form ofa pin having a body 22 and a pin portion 23 anchors the hanger tothe-curtain by passing the pin `portion 23 through the folds 2| and alsothrough the eye I1, the body or shank 22 of the pin passing over theshank or body I0 of the hanger. of the pin engages a clasp or catch 24on the end of the body 22 of the pin. One of these -pins'ory anchoringdevices is preferably employed with each of the eyes or loops I1.

With this improved construction it will be manifest that the hanger willnot only ,be secured or anchored to the curtain by the pins oranchori'ng devices 22, but will also be prevented fromshifting or-changing its position with respect to the curtain.

In the form of the invention shown in Figure 6, the shank "or bodyportion of the hanger 25 is Iprovided with a catch 26 at one end and theotherl end is bent back upon itself as at 21, to form a'fpin 28, the endof which engages the catch 26. The shank or body portion 25 is shapedvto form a hook 29 that is adapted to engage in the loop or eye of thecurtain ring that usually 4slides upon the curtain pole, and the shankor body portion`25 on each side of the hook 29 is shaped toiform eyes orloops 30 which are on ithe sidefof the shank opposite to the side onwhich the hook 29 is arranged, and through which eyes or loops 30, thepin portion 23 of the anchoring devices 22 are adapted to pass, whenfthis Aform'of the yinvention is employed, so 'as to secure the hangertothe curtain and to maintain it againstslippinglwith respect to thecurtain.

With either of the forms of the invention it will befmanifest that whenit is desired to clean -or launder the curtain, all that is necessary isto detach the `anchor devices 22 and then detach the hanger bywithdrawing the pin portion thereof from the overlapping edges of theVbox plait.

AAfter the curtain has been laundered, the hanger. may again` be readilyapplied to the curtain and the box plait gathered and secured inposition by the anchoring devices.

This will notonly facilitate the cleaning or laundering of the curtain,but will reduce the expense by reason ofthe fact that the heretoforeemployed stitching will be dispensed with and it `will not necessitatethe time of the cleaner to remove or rip out the stitching before thecurtain vis laundered and then again sew the curtain to form thegathered box plait after the cleaning :or laundering operation.

The free end Y 'sides of said shank.

the pin portion 23 of the anchoring device for the hanger may be soarranged that none of it will be Visible from the front of the curtain.

While the preferred forms of the invention have been herein shown anddescribed, it is to be understood that various changes may be made inthe details of construction` and in the combination and arrangement ofthe several parts, Within the scope of the claims, without departingfrom the spirit of this invention.

What is claimed as new is:-

l. A curtain hanger embodying a body portion, acatch at one end of thebody, a pin portion to be inserted through a curtain and adapted to'engage said catch, a support engaging portion, and an anchoring loopconnected with the body 4intermediate the ends of the latter, incombination with an anchoring pin adapted to pass through the curtainand through said loop in a direction transverse to the length of saidbody.

2. A cur-tain hanger embodying a body portion, ay catch at one end ofthe body, a pin portion to be inserted through a curtain andV adapted toengage ysaid catch, a support engaging vvportion connected withandprojecting from one side of said body, anchoring loops connected toand projecting from said body on the side opposite tothe side on whichthe said support engaging portion is located, said support engagingportion being disposed between said loops, in combination with ananchoring pin passing through each of said loops and through the curtainin directions transverse to the length of said body portion.

3. A curtain hanger embodying a body portion,

a curtain impalement pin, a catch on the body-to be engaged by thepin,ra support engaging formation on said body, one or more eyes orloops formed on the said body, and means engaging said eyes andthe-curtain for holding a shaped v,portion of the curtain in'position andfor main- 'consisting of a unitary structure comprising a shank, a pinconnected to the shank, a catch to be engaged by the pin, a supportengaging formation on the shank, and one or more eyeletson the shankintermediate the ends of the shank and -disposed on the shank oppositeto the said `support engaging portion. Y

5. An article of manufacture, a curtain hanger consisting of aunitary-structure comprising Va shank, a pin connected to the shank, acatch to be engaged by the pin, a support engaging formation on theshank, and one or more eyelets on vthe shank-intermediate the ends of.the shank and disposed on the shank opposite to the said supportengaging portion, said support engaging portion and said eyes beingdisposed on opposite KATHERINE M. NIESE.

